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Friday, April 19, 2013

General Motors is looking once again to expand its lineup by introducing some
new midsized pickup trucks to the mix. According to a report by TheDetroitNews,
the new midsized trucks will be aimed more towards the “lifestyle” market and
are due by next year. However, there is one key thing that GM of North America’s
President, Mark Reuss, emphasized.

“Don’t think of them as Canyon and Colorado replacements because they’re
not,” he told TheDetroitNews.

The Chevrolet Colorado and GM Canyon pickups ended production last year with
no replacement announced.

“We’re going to really target different buyers with these two trucks,” Reuss
told reporters after a major press conference. “We’d love to have a truck like a
Chevrolet midsize truck go really attack the West Coast with a lifestyle truck
that is really beautiful and fun. It’s a different positioning than a semi
serious duty cycle truck that we might do with a GMC Canyon.”

Also expect better fuel economy and a line of powertrains separate from their
larger trucks, Reuss concluded. So that most likely means no honky tonky
V8s.